A general meeting of members of the striking Knit Goods Workers Union, branch of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, will be held soon to consider the proposals submitted by Ben Golden, executive secretary of the Regional Labor Board. The employers of the industry have already agreed to settle the strike, now in its second week, if the union abides by the proposals.
The suggestions embody plans whereby both sides will appoint one arbitrator each to settle all problems that may come up. They also provide for a thirty-six hour a week for the first year with a thirty-five hour week thereafter.
The original union demands were a reduction in hours from thirty-seven and a half to thirty-five weekly and ten to twenty per cent increase in wages, according to the classification of the workers.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
